I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
ALAN PERLISI hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
ALAN PERLISIt is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
ALAN PERLISLike seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
ALAN PERLISSimplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
ALAN PERLISAdapting old programs to fit new machines usually means adapting new machines to behave like old ones.
ALAN PERLISSome programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
ALAN PERLISA picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
ALAN PERLISThe best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland, but that’s because it’s the best book on anything for the layman.
ALAN PERLISTraining will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
ALAN PERLISAre more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
ALAN PERLISComputer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
ALAN PERLISThat it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble?
ALAN PERLISWhat fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
ALAN PERLISYou’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
ALAN PERLISC programmers never die. They are just cast into void.
ALAN PERLISSyntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon.
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